University campaign targets potential sex offenders

A hard-hitting sexual assault awareness campaign targeting potential offenders has been launched at Irish universities to encourage men to change their attitudes.

The Don’t Be That Guy initiative, which promotes the message that sex without consent is the same as sexual assault, features stark images of vulnerable women with the taglines “It’s not sex when she is wasted”, and “Just because she isn’t saying no doesn’t mean she is saying yes”.

The campaign is already running in TCD and NUI Galway. Last night, Mary Crilly, director of Cork’s Sexual Violence Centre, was at UCC to launch the campaign there.